Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-10

forenoon anu ~ tHe CeUtTe Ill but HlJtT-
noon next Sunday in the absence OF Rev.
w. H. Fyster, '7ho will attend the June
session of quar 'rly meeting at Underhll
The drencn'1g rain did considerable
damage here lest Friday to the highways,
making them impossible IN many places
Mrs. S. h. Norton received telc Iram
on the 3lst inst, announcing tt sudden
death of her brother in Rutland, propri'
tor of the Central he l. The funeral
took place in Rutland Friday. Theron
Dixie from over the Ii ke is visiting rela-
tives and friends in town. Edison Fills,
who has been quite sick, is gaining 80 =?
to be around. =. Communion service VIII
be held here in the Union church at tre
North village one week from next Su y
-. .Children's Day will be observed
the cqurch at the Nc tn village. on
{ ~, the 10Th.
MILTON.
The opening of the fishing season on
the river he's witnessed more fishermen
than fish, as the heavy rains have made
the waters high and muddy. Some bass
and a few pike have been taken. In the
lake, the water is still very high, but good
catches of pike are reported and bass .
running rather larger than usual.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
Miss Vina Doncaster, who has been j.
X. Drurys housekeeper the past winter,
Miss Ellen Williams has returned from
Ogdersburg, where she expects to return
after spending a few days at her home.
Us. r. Williams spent Sunday at hor r'".
........Miss Clara Williams is
home spending her vacation
are to have an entertainme ut and straw
berry festival at the Union chr 'ch next
Thursday evening. They are to have
strawberries, ice cream and cake, serv-
ed from to 9. Prof. Katcham and
wife will assist in the singing, there will
tions, etc. Prof katcham is holding a
musical convention here this week ard
has good class. $500. David Handeau r. y
sold his sorrell horse to Judge Shaw
Burlington, price 1925.
JERICHO.
Mrs. l.. B. Howe, who has been quite
| ill, is slowly recovering 80 DR.. II. G.
dowe o. Hartford, Conn, was in town
last week. ... Next Sunday Children's day
will be appropriately observed here by. a
Sunday school concert to be given in the
Congregational church in the evening".
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Van Vliet, Mrs. Mary
Nichols and Mrs. f. + Simond, were
elected as delegates to the Chittenden
County Sunday school convention
held at Milton. Miss Fannie b. Howe
OF Hartford, Conn, is making her annual
visit upon her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. NJ. Stevens and other friends in
town. The Green Mountain creamery
is receiving now nearly 6C00 pounds OF
milk daily. Among the patrons Is Mr..
George Sinclair, who keeps a small dairy,
whose average daily yield of milk for the
season thus far has been so pounds per
cow. Town treasurer l.. B. Howe has
advertised for collection the town tax of
100 cents on the dollar of the grand list,
which includes all of the various town
taxes. The valuation of the real estate
for this year is S604 OTTO personal proper
iy, S239, 1879; polls, S75l. The grand list
for this year is S9lS4 G6 for 1886 it was
S9644 80. Those whose taxes amount t.
500 and over are f. Beach, guardian
$3t9G7; Gordon Smith, S3o5 2S; A: F.
Burdick, >2j3 95 X. J.. Galnsha, SlG675
l.. B. and F. Howe, $l62; l.. H. Chaplin
sl23 70; Bishop g. Wheeler, Sl25 50; F.
Beach, sl22. .05 f. C. Fay, si22 TO s5(
and over are George Thorpe, 80? 81 Hen
ry Borrowdale, $50 %; Ira Hawley,S S1S 81
+. S. Whitcomb, ST.25: i. r. White
SILT: Moses Iearv, St1 Charles Lyman
S76,95; H. S. Wright, $40 0S; II. b. Galu
sha, &13; r. r. Townsend, S72,45; O
Thompson & Son, s12 As; Galusha & Mat
tamore, $40 S3 H. NJ . Stevens, S1003
AnsOn Field, S6S.24; Jordon Bros, $67 50
Edmund Martin, S66; Nathan Benham
sos 95 Hutchinson d Bolger, SG4, AS; |. G
Stone, Stj2 95; George A. Chapman, $50
l.. NJ. DiXon's estate, $50; Charles Hill
ton, $549S; c. J. Peck, S53 IS Cyrus Tar
box, S53 80; NJ. " Willard, $53.2O f. +
Lane, S52 33; Stephen Curtis, s57,33: w
w. Booth, 80 96: W. +. Russell, S5O3i
No. 3, the village district, also has tn,
district tax of II cents on the dollar 70
collection. The grand list of the dstri C
is 5000. 70.